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-rw-r--r--module/zfs/zio.c10
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/module/zfs/zio.c b/module/zfs/zio.c
index ce967a7cdc68..0e7993d87e87 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zio.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zio.c
@@ -803,9 +803,10 @@ zio_notify_parent(zio_t *pio, zio_t *zio, enum zio_wait_type wait,
/*
* If we can tell the caller to execute this parent next, do
- * so. We only do this if the parent's zio type matches the
- * child's type. Otherwise dispatch the parent zio in its
- * own taskq.
+ * so. We do this if the parent's zio type matches the child's
+ * type, or if it's a zio_null() with no done callback, and so
+ * has no actual work to do. Otherwise dispatch the parent zio
+ * in its own taskq.
*
* Having the caller execute the parent when possible reduces
* locking on the zio taskq's, reduces context switch
@@ -825,7 +826,8 @@ zio_notify_parent(zio_t *pio, zio_t *zio, enum zio_wait_type wait,
* of writes for spa_sync(), and the chain of ZIL blocks.
*/
if (next_to_executep != NULL && *next_to_executep == NULL &&
- pio->io_type == zio->io_type) {
+ (pio->io_type == zio->io_type ||
+ (pio->io_type == ZIO_TYPE_NULL && !pio->io_done))) {
*next_to_executep = pio;
} else {
zio_taskq_dispatch(pio, type, B_FALSE);